Sick time changes coming to Michigan in 2025
Within a couple months, Michigan workers will start earning an hour of sick time for every 30 hours they work.Places...
Wayne State University’s College of Nursing trains over 600 people in Mental Health First Aid
Wayne State University’s College of Nursing trained about 600 people in Mental Health First Aid through a $1.5 million grant...
Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofits reclaiming outdoor spaces for people of color; family-friendly New Year’s celebrations
This week on the Detroit Evening Report, we’re reflecting on some of the stories we’ve reported on at WDET this...
Michigan to see two minimum wage hikes in 2025
Michigan workers can expect two increases in the minimum wage next year.The first raise will be a modest $0.23 hourly increase on...
First-time author aims to bring Muslim representation to the superhero genre with new book
Ali Mohammad Rizwan, author of the book, "MetalGhost: Kashif and the Echoes from a Past Life," explores the life of...
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War,...
Plane crashes and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into...
Future of DEI at University of Michigan under the microscope
There’s a lot of attention on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs at universities across the country.President-elect Donald Trump has...
MichMash: Looking back on the state’s top political stories of 2024
It's been a whirlwind of a year for politics in the mitten state. This week on MichMash, host Cheyna Roth...
Detroit Evening Report: Revisiting the Hamtramck Historical Museum’s first exhibit of Bengali arts and culture
This week on the Detroit Evening Report, we’re reflecting on some of the stories we’ve reported on at WDET this...
Incarcerated artists find creative outlet through annual U-M exhibition
The holiday season is extra special to Nora Krinitsky.“Every year we travel to every prison in the state, we meet...
State adds two new ‘areas of interest’ for possible PFAS contamination
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has designated two new sites as “areas of interest” for potential...